Why You’re Seeing More of My Face

Its relatively easy to compose a script that scrapes all of the content from an RSS feed and imports it into a various site. Thats a little more difficult to stop so my recourse is to file DMCA takedown notices with Google to get them to get rid of the angering material from their outcomes pages.
When submitted effectively some hosting business still require even more proof of initial work and ownership, filing DMCA takedown notifications is time-consuming and even. Having the ability to say, “hey, thats my picture of myself wearing my preferred flannel shirt” is a lot simpler and faster than composing a description of the creativity of my post. Still, some shady hosting business (usually located beyond the United States) will not do a darn thing to honor my request. In those cases at least theres a simple method for visitors of the upseting website to realize that what theyre reading was drawn from FreeTech4Teachers.com.

Resources if Youre in a Similar Situation.
If you have a website or blog site that is likewise often scraped, here are some resources that may be practical to you..

Can I forward your newsletter to my coworkers?
Yes, of course. Hit the forward button in your inbox and share it as I composed it (over-use of hyphens and parentheses is one of the hallmarks of my blog posts so dont be tempted to modify those out)..

I embedded your YouTube video into my class/ school site, is that fine?.
Yes, thats absolutely fine as long as youre utilizing the embed or link supplied by YouTube and not downloading the video then republishing it (read YouTubes TOS for more details)..

You may have observed that my face is appearing in more of the cover images for my blog site posts and in more of the cover images for my videos. The reason is that in my on-going battle against websites that republish my content without consent it is much easier for me to prove evidence of ownership and originality when my face is in the cover image. Filing DMCA takedown notifications is time-consuming and even when filed properly some hosting business still need even more evidence of original work and ownership. Being able to say, “hey, thats my image of myself using my favorite flannel shirt” is a lot easier and faster than writing an explanation of the originality of my blog site post.

Assist Understanding Copyright, Creative Commons, and Fair Use.

You might have observed that my face is appearing in more of the cover images for my article and in more of the cover images for my videos. There is a factor for that and its not that Ive discovered a new vanity in my mid-40s. The reason is that in my on-going fight versus websites that republish my material without permission it is a lot easier for me to show proof of ownership and originality when my face remains in the cover image. If youre interested in the description of that, read on..

Whenever I publish something about copyright, I get a lot of follow-up concerns. These are some of the regularly asked concerns..

I like to share the title or a little summary of your blog post with my staff, is that alright?
Yes, as long as youre not republishing the entire thing and or passing it off as your own. If you desire someone to check out the entire post, provide the link to it..

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